My favorite story of 2013 stood out because it whimpered. The Kohl’s Corp. headquarters was easily the biggest and most pursued project in the region in 2011 and 2012. Then, after a quiet 2013, Kohl’s canceled plans to build a $250 million campus and instead announced it will buy and renovate two existing buildings.

In the end, the project that was so large that people involved initially dared not speak its name was replaced by the purchase and rehabilitation of two buildings. The company this month paid a combined $20.7 million to buy two buildings. In 2014, we’ll take a look at Kohl’s renovation plans for the largest of the two, a 300,000-square-foot distribution center that will be converted into an IT office.

Here's a timeline:

June 2011: Milwaukee makes pitch for Kohl’s HQ

July 2011: Drawing Kohl’s becoming an all-out blitz

August 2011: Kohl’s likely to stay in the Falls

December 2011: Milwaukee still pitching for Kohl’s HQ - Incentive package being prepared for Park East corridor

November 2012: Kohl’s, Menomonee Falls officials close land deals for headquarters

November 2013: Kohl’s cancels $250M HQ development plan

Reporter Sean Ryan covers commercial and residential real estate for the Milwaukee Business Journal and through the Real Estate Roundup blog on the website. He also covers construction, highways and public transit.

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